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This week, Bloomberg, The New Yorker and El Nacional all reported on the escalating food crisis in Venezuela. “Now, food shortages have become so dire that residents of downtown Caracas wake up to find their trash bags ransacked for food. About 40 percent of families in four of the most populous states have resorted to begging…

Last week, the World Health Organization released its annual Malaria Report. The report discusses advances and setbacks in the ongoing fight against the disease. The report highlights how political unrest and instability are leading to humanitarian crises and malaria outbreaks in malaria endemic zones such as Nigeria, South Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen. “We are at a…

The malaria crisis in Venezuela is escalating. Last year, there were 240,613 cases of malaria reported to Venezuela’s Ministry of Health, that’s 100,000 more cases that the year before. This year, data suggests that there will be a 63% increase in malaria cases. That estimate is according to projections made by Venezuela’s health experts who are…

The PanAmerican Health Organization, a branch of the World Health Organization, released Epidemiological Updates for Diptheria and Malaria in the Americas. Cuatro Por Venezuela sends medicine and medical supplies to treat and prevent both of these diseases to our network of over 90 trusted partner organziations. Diphtheria in the Americas – Summary: Venezuela now has more…